In exchange for the plea, prosecutors will drop 29 additional felonies that the 26-year-old View faced. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but is treated as such for the purposes of sentencing.

After a Cobbs hearing, Saginaw County Chief Circuit Judge Fred L. Borchard indicated he would sentence View to seven to 15 years in prison.

View pleaded Tuesday afternoon after attorneys had begun selecting a jury for his trial in Borchard's courtroom.

He pleaded to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct against someone under the age of 13, and two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration.

In exchange for the plea, prosecutors will drop 15 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against someone under the age of 13, five additional second-degree charges, seven additional assault charges, and two counts of unlawful imprisonment.

First-degree criminal sexual conduct, the most serious of sexual offenses, involves penetration and carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. When the victim is under the age of 13, the mandatory minimum sentence is 25 years.

Second-degree, which involves serious variations of touching, and third-degree, which also involves penetration, carry 15-year maximum penalties. The imprisonment charge also carries a 15-year maximum penalty, while the assault charge carries a 10-year maximum penalty.

Prosecutors initially charged View with 14 first-degree counts and three second-degree counts, but following the girl's testimony in View's preliminary hearing, prosecutors added 17 more charges.

Borchard is scheduled to sentence View, who remains jailed without bond, on Nov. 20.

— Andy Hoag covers courts for MLive/The Saginaw News. Email him at ahoag@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter @awhoag